Apparate or Die Trying (WAS TBAY: MACHINGARMCHAIR)

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 39441

Charis Julia wondered:

>Why don't 
> all the wizards Voldemort and the DEs went after just * 
>Disapparate*? Is this (no!) a FLINT? I mean * why*? Somebody comes 
>at you with a wand, you see the word Imperio, or Crucio or Avada 
>Kedavra or whatever forming on their lips and you just * sit 
>there*! Even though you're a wizard? <snip>
> 
> Now granted not all wizards can Apparate. Fine I accept that. But 
> hey, don't tell me Frank Longbottom the famous Auror couldn't! Not 
> James the Animagus surely! So, what's up?

Oh, Charis Julia.  You really struck a nerve with me, sending me 
into a full-blown uncontrollable *rant* about this!

This *is* bothersome, isn't it?  JKR has not done a single thing to 
explain the many instances when wizards ought to apparate out of 
trouble but just don't.  Sheez, all kinds of wizards just *stand* 
there all flummoxed, about to be blasted to *bits* when they should 
be popping right out of there?  

OK, so James and Lily don't apparate, er, because they can't do it 
with Baby Harry.  Fine.  Frank and Mrs. Longbottom have the same 
problem with Toddler Neville.  Whatever.

So why doesn't Bertha apparate away?  How about Real Moody pops out 
of a tight spot before he is captured by Crouch Jr. and Wormtail?  
How about Crouch Jr. apparates out of the top box to freedom?  
Wormtail's chances of survival are probably better if he just 
apparates away when Sirius corners him instead of this elaborate 
self-mutilation scheme, right?  That Wormtail *still* hasn't sorted 
out the ins and outs of apparition when he doesn't apparate out of 
the Shrieking Shack, preferring to sweat profusely and glance at the 
door instead.  Sirius doesn't apparate out of the Shack when Harry 
is about to blast him either.  And Lupin and Sirius fail to apparate 
out of Snape's clutches, preferring to take their chances with the 
dementors, apparently.  

Good grief!  Why did JKR even add the concept of apparating to HP if 
she wasn't going to set up some reasonable rules governing it?  
Yeah, we know that you can't apparate off of the Hogwarts grounds.  
Yeah, yeah, yeah.  But what about everything else that happens away 
from Hogwarts?

I hope she fixes this soon, 'cause wizards aren't doing *nearly* 
enough apparating to suit me so far.

Cranky!Cindy